Coin collector and receptacle



Dec. 29, 1931. F. A. MARCHIONI COIN COLLECTOR AND RECEPTACLE Filed March '11, 1929 8 E 3 W a w M v a 7% F 7 mm Patented Dec. 1931 UNITED STATES 'PATEN'LI OFFICE FRANK LMARCHIONI, OF RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF TO LOUIS X. GARFUNKEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COIN COLLECTOR AND REGEPTAOLE Application filed March 11, 1929. Serial in 346,070.

collection till.

A particular object of my invention is to provide a coin receiving device in which spurious coins may be readily detected and in which the amount paid in, in receipt for goods or service received, may be readily checked at a glance and thereafter deposited in the till or coin drawer with a minimum of effort on the part of the Storekeeper.

A still further object of my invention and 5 one which is equally important is the provision of a device whereby counterfeit coins may be held in the display part of the collection device until said section can be removed by an authorized person, such as the manager of the store and the coins can be dropped out upon the counter to prove that they are counterfeit, thus eliminating any argument that might ensue if the coins were drop ed directly into the coin drawer or till and t en removed by the Storekeeper.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which may be incorporated in any counter and which will permit of the collection of coins while the person is being waited upon thereby saving time and also eliminating the necessity of an employee handling the coins.

My improved device also provides a checkup for the amount of merchandise sold by an employee inasmuch as the purchaser would invariably place his own coins within the receptacle and they could not be removed by the employee but would have to be immediately dropped into the coin drawer or till as-soon as the purchase was made.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlying features of my invention that they may embody the same in the various modifications in structure and relation contemplated, drawings depicting a preferred form have been annexed as a part of this disclosure and in such drawings similar reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which,

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the side of my improved coin receptacle as it would appear to the Storekeeper or employee operating the same.

Figure 2 is a view in edge elevation, a part thereof being broken away to disclose the method of connecting the coin receptacle to a counter.

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 and enlarged to show the construction ofthe coin holder and slide.

Figure 4 is an enlarged section taken on the 7 line 4.4 of Figure 1 and arranged to show the relative position of the slide member which normally closes the coin slot in thereceptacle, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in perspective of the glass holder, the same illustrating the means whereby the glass panes that are used to display the coins, are held in spaced relation to provide therebetween a coin slot.

Referring to the drawings in detail, numeral 5, for the purpose of illustration, represents a counter to which may be secured my improved coin receptacle, illustrated generally by the numeral 6 and consisting of the mating frame portions 7 which are made separably to facilitatemanufactule. These frame pieces 7 are secured together through the medium of the screws 8 and 9, the latter passing through the frame section, while the former pass through suitable bosses 10, cast in the lower housing portion 11 of the frame. This lower housing portion 11 terminates in a depending, tubular section 12 upon which is cast, an annular rim 13, a part of the receptacle 14 below the rim 13 being reduced in diameter and arranged to snugly fit within the holding sleeve 15. Cast integral with the rim 13 and the reduced portion 14, is a tongue 16 which is normally disposed between the' twin tongues 17 which are cast integral with the sleeve 15. These tongues are all provided with analign'ed opening through which may pass the has of the padlock 18 whereby the coin recepta le is secured to the sleeve 15 which in turn, is solidly secured to the counter 5 through the medium of the nipple 19. This nipple 19 is secured in the sleeve 15 by a suitable set screw, 20, or the nipple itself may be threaded to the interior of the sleeve 15. The lower end of the nipple 19 projects below the under surface of the counter 5 and is arranged to pass through a suitable opening in the top of the drawer or till housing.

The exterior of the lower end of the nipple 19 is threaded to receive a nut 21 through the medium of which it not only effectively locks the coin receptacle to the counter but it also locks the drawer or till housing 22 in position beneath the counter. This drawer or till housing is arranged to receive a slidable drawer 23 which may be locked within the housing in any suitable manner as by the lock 24, for instance, which operates in the wellknown manner to keep the drawer from being removed from the housing by an unauthor-' ized person.

The housing 11 and its dependent portions 7 12 are, of course, hollow and provide a passage from the frame 7 to the drawer 23 so that coins deposited in the receptacle will, when permitted to do so by the operator, pass through the receptacle and into the coin drawer or till.

In order to effectively carry out the pur pose of my invention, the frame pieces 7 are provided withthe cut-out portions 25 which form a compartment for the reception of the glass holder 26 which maintain in s aced relation, the glass anes 27, this space relation being brought a out by the use of a center ton ue 28 which is cast integral with the glass hol er 26, one-of which is provided at each of the side edges of the opening 29 formed in the frame. The upper edge walls of each of the frame sections 7 converge to form a trough which guides the coins between the 'g lass panes 27 this being clearly shown in igure 4 in which a coin 29A has been deposited and is disposed between the glass panes 27. The denomination of the coin can readily be ascertained by the clerk and should the coin be spurious, the manager can be called and the adlock 18 may be removed and the coin hol er lifted out of the sleeve 15, then be released from the holder so that it will fall through the portions 12, 14 thereof and out on to the counter for closer inspection and to eliminate any chance for argument on the art of the customer as would be the case if t e coin had been mixed with the other coins in the till.

In order that the slot 30 formed between the glass panes 27 may be. closed at the bottom to hold the coins in display position as illustrated in Figure 1, use is made of a slide 31 provided with an elongated slot 32"-which slot is arranged to be positioned beneath the coin passageway 30 when the slide 31 is moved to the left in Figure 2 against the'action of the spring 33, the spring being centered against the housing 11 by the dowel guides 34 and and on the under sides thereof. The slide is also provided with an internally threaded socket 36 into which the end of the plunger rod 37 is secured, the rod passing through a suitable sleeve 38 which is formed integral with the housing 11. The plunger rod 37 carries at its outer end, a hand or finger piece 39 through the medium of which it may be depressed quickly to position the slot 32 in the slide 31 beneath the coin passage 30 so that the coins will be dropped through the receptacle and into the coin till. In order that the slide 31 may be properly supported, I provide at the side edges of the housing 11, the slide shelves 40 which support in sliding relation, the opposite side edges of the slide 31.

It is evident, therefore, that I have provided a coin receptacle and holder in which the coins deposited in payment for an article purchased may be inspected before being dropped into the drawer or coin till and also one in which the customer deposits directly his coins without payment to the clerk or to an attendant.

It is also evident that I have provided a coin receptacle and holder of simplified construction and one which may be operated instantly to drop the coins from their display position to the receiving till.

In my improved device it will also be noted that the coin holding portien may be removed so that the coins can be dropped out upon the counter for inspection and the entire device may be readily fitted to any counter without materially affecting the construction thereof.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. I

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, a frame, glass panes in the frame, a holder for the panes having a central tongue constituting a spacer between the panes for forming a coin passageway, a slide for normally holding coins in the passageway in position for display, and means for moving the slide to permit release of the coin.

removably retaining the receptacle on a support, a coin till, and said holder providing a passage between the coin receptacle and the till.

4. In a device of the character described,

a frame, transparent members, a holder forretaining the members in close association in the frame to form a coin passage therebetween, a slide for closing the bottom of the passage and having a slot therein, means for bringing said slide slot into register with the passage, a coin till, a holder in which the frame is supported, said holder forming a coin drop from the passage to the till and means for permitting removal of theframe from the holder.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature; FRANK A. MARCHIONI. [1 s.] 

